For thousands of years, people have harvested the bounties of the sea and planted its “crops” as well. As demand for fish increases, farm-raised stocks will become more important to the food supply. The United Nations reports that nearly half of the world's total food fish supply comes from aquaculture. World aquaculture remains the fastest growing food-producing sector, yielding 51.7 million metric tons (MT) with a value of $78.8 billion in 2006, or an annual growth rate of nearly 7 percent. Worldwide, more than 2.9 billion people rely on fish as an important source of animal protein, healthy lipids and essential micronutrients.  (FAO 2009)  August 2009 ... Aquaculture

Links

• Alaska Mariculture, Alaskan Department of Fish and Game - Alaska state mariculture site includes razor clam restoration information,permit information, overviews of state production and related information.
• Aquaculture, Economic Research Service (ERS), USDA.
• Aquaculture, National Agricultural Law Center, University of Arkansas, 2009 - An overview article on the subject is included, along with a listing of and links to major statutes and regulations that currently affect the industry.
• Aquaculture at Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii - This site provides overviews and links to commercial ventures in this industry incubator program. These include finfish and non-fish aquaculture research and commercialization programs.
• Aquaculture Certification Council - A nongovernmental body established to certify social, environmental and food safety standards at aquaculture facilities throughout the world. This Missouri nonprofit, nonmember public benefit corporation builds on elements of the voluntary Global Aquaculture Alliance Responsible Aquaculture Program system that combines site inspections and effluent sampling with sanitary controls, therapeutic controls and product traceability.
• Aquaculture Enterprises: Considerations and Strategies, ATTRA, NCAT, updated 2009 - This publication surveys the important considerations for planning an aquaculture enterprise.
• Aquaculture in Hawaii, State Aquaculture Development Program, State Department of Agriculture - Hawaii Aquaculture web page, an information source and guide to getting started in aquaculture in Hawaii.
• Aquaculture Network Information Center (AquaNIC) - AquaNIC is a gateway to the world's electronic aquaculture resources.
• Aquaculture Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - Provides fisheries market news and statistic summaries (aquaculture results by catch,available grants, new marine product food safety guidelines, endangered natural stocks, export guidelines for shipments to the European Union, links and addresses of many National Marine Fisheries Support Offices, and other information. Site includes information on Department of Commerce Aquaculture Policy, the National Aquaculture Act of 1980, recent NOAA Aquaculture Policy and breaking research and legislative news.
• Aquaculture Sold: 2007 and 2002, 2007 Census of Agriculture, NASS, USDA, 2009.
• Aquaponics—Integration of Hydroponics with Aquaculture, ATTRA, NCAT, 2006 - Aquaponics is a bio-integrated system that links recirculating aquaculture with hydroponic vegetable, flower and/or herb production. This publication provides an introduction to aquaponics with brief profiles of working units around the country.
• Aquatic Network - Aquaculture topics, educational information, publications and products and services listing.
• Baitfish Production in the United States, Burtle, G., University of Georgia; and L. Dorman and L. Gray, University of Arkansas  - History of the industry, overview of production systems and marketing strategies.
• Fisheries of the United States, Office of Science and Technology, NOAA Fisheries, 2007.
• FishLink.com - An Internet information and resource for aquaculture and fisheries. Contains directories, news, statistics and other related information.
• Fish Story: Why Offshore Fish Farming Will Not Break U.S.Dependence on Imported Seafood, Food and Water Watch, 2008 - More than 80 percent, or about 10.7 billion pounds of the seafood U.S. consumers eat, comes from outside the United States.
• Great Lakes Aquaculture (Sea Grant): Aquaculture and Sea Food Safety - Overview of various programs and initiatives of the Great Lakes Sea Grant Program. Sea Grant researchers are studying several fish species suitable for aquaculture in the Midwest, including walleye, sturgeon, hybrid striped bass, sunfish, bait fish,yellow perch, tilapia, bluegill, crappie, bullhead, crayfish and a variety of salmonids. A variety of techniques are being examined, including pond culture,cage culture and indoor contained systems. The Great Lakes Sea Grant Network also has developed a regional resource list of aquaculture publications and audiovisuals for current and potential aquaculturists.
• Imports and Exports of Fishery Products Annual Summary, Fishery Statistics Division, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 2008.
• Nearly Half of All Fish Eaten Today Farmed, Not Caught, FAO Newsroom, 2006.
• NMFS Commercial Services: Aquaculture and Seafood - Contains leads, current and historical trade statistics, import requirements, news and regulatory information. This mission of the Trade and Commercial Service staff is to promote and facilitate trade for the U.S. seafood and aquaculture industries by expanding existing markets and opening new ones for the U.S. producers and processors.
• The National Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2007, U.S. Aquaculture, Aquaculture Program, NOAA.
• Permaculture: Aquaculture - Huge bibliography of written resources and links from CrescentMeadow.com, Crescent Meadow Systems, a pemaculture reference site.
• Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture - The Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program (PD/A CRSP) represents an international, multi-disciplinary effort to improve human nutrition through pond aquaculture research. The work of the PD/A CRSP benefits both domestic and international aquaculture.
• The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2008, FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, UN, 2009.
• Top 10 Consumed Seafood, National Fisheries Institute, aboutseafood.com, 2009 - Lists the top ten species consumed in the United States by pounds per person.
• U.S. Trade Internet System, FASonline, USDA.